cái ngàn vàng

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Vietnamese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

cái (thing) +‎ ngàn (thousand) +‎ vàng (gold), calque of Chinese 千金 (thiên kim, literally thousand gold) or 千金軀千金躯 (thiên kim khu, literally thousand-gold body).

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Noun[edit]

cái ngàn vàng

  1. (literary, of a woman) virginity

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